In re: Mushroom Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.July 29, 2015 Background: Plaintiffs in this case were purchasers of mushrooms who claimed that the defendant committed antitrust violations when they agreed to set minimum prices for mushrooms, and…
Case: Nichols v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. January 29, 2003 Background: In this class-action antitrust lawsuit, an econometrics expert witness was called to support a motion by the plaintiffs for class certification. Plaintiffs in this case…
When defending a client in a case involving marijuana – whether the issue is DUI, possession, or exploiting the medical marijuana system, hiring a cannabis expert witness should be one of the first things that you do. From countering the…
When it comes to medical malpractice litigation, errors in diagnosis account for 46% of all cases. According to Ed Milstein, Partner at Dankner, Milstein & Ruffo, delays in diagnosis are particularly prevalent with cancer cases. “By far the most common…
Personal injury cases often involve accidents at retail stores, and with the growth of “big box” retail stores and wholesale clubs like Walmart, Target, Costco, BJ’s and Home Depot, personal injury lawsuits involving these one-stop-shop giants have become more common…
One of the trickiest issues in wealth management today is in the area of product education. In most wealth management firms, there are two very distinct but interdependent divisions that are responsible for this education. The capital markets area that…
Case: Innovation Ventures, LLC v. NVE, Inc., No. 08-11867; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; Feb. 27, 2015. Background: Plaintiff, Innovation Ventures, Inc., makes and distributes an energy drink product called “5-Hour ENERGY.” Defendant, NVE, Inc.,…
Case: Industrial Engineering & Development, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc., No. 8:12-cv-691-T-24-MAP; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida; Oct. 6, 2014. Background: Industrial Engineering & Development, Inc. (Plaintiff) filed a Complaint claiming that Static Control…
Many of us will remember the notorious Ford Pinto, which made headlines in the 1970’s and 1980’s with revelations about its terribly vulnerable fuel tank located near the rear bumper, with resulting fuel-fed fires in rear-impact accidents coast-to-coast. I testified…
If you suspect a problem with a medical device, either that the device malfunctioned or that the device’s design makes it suspect to cause related problems in a patient, there is quite a bit of public data available to research…